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package com.hazelcast.jet.sql.impl.aggregate;

import com.hazelcast.nio.serialization.DataSerializable;

/**
 * A mutable object used for computing the SQL aggregation functions.
 */
public interface SqlAggregation extends DataSerializable {

    /**
     * Accumulate a value from a single row into this instance.
     */
    void accumulate(Object value);

    /**
     * Merge another aggregation into this aggregation.
     */
    void combine(SqlAggregation other);

    /**
     * Return the aggregation result.
     */
    Object collect();
}
